8 Interesting Facts You Might Not Know About Paul McCartney

5. Paul played to the largest paid audience in recorded history (350,000+ in Brazil, 1989).

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6. He witnessed the 9/11 attacks from a plane flying over New York City.

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7. Paul is an honorary detective with the NYPD after giving a charity concert for 9/11.

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8. His first instrument was not a guitar, he played trumpet at age 14.

Paul McCartney has been in the public eye for as long as we can remember - so we tend to think we know these musical stars like friends, however there may be some facts on this list that you perhaps didn't know...